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RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

|Date: 15 April, 2024

RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters ...

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters continuing to boom, Jenny Pierpoint, Chief Operating Officer at The Retrofit Academy, explains ...

15 April, 2024
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Mitsubishi Electric | Tackling the skills challenge to acheive Net Zero

|Date: 6 November, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric | Tackling the skills challenge to acheive Net Zero

Mitsubishi Electric discusses the skills gap and the need for more skilled installers to help transform t ...

Mitsubishi Electric discusses the skills gap and the need for more skilled installers to help transform the UK’s social housing and achieve Net Zero. The pursuit of Net Zero has now taken a significan ...

6 November, 2023
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Greening social homes offers opportunities beyond the sector

|Date: 10 October, 2023

Greening social homes offers opportunities beyond the sector

The decarbonisation of social housing will have benefits way beyond housing itself, says a new independen ...

The decarbonisation of social housing will have benefits way beyond housing itself, says a new independent think tank report. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) claims that making the nation’s homes ...

10 October, 2023
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

|Date: 20 September, 2023

Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housi ...

A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housing infrastructure in the South East, has been announced. The Retrofit Academy and the Greater S ...

20 September, 2023
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Cambridgeshire’s first “real-life” bricklaying apprenticeship Training Hub opens to combat the skills gap and housing shortage

|Date: 22 May, 2023

Cambridgeshire’s first “real-life” bricklaying apprenticeship Training Hub opens to combat the skills gap and housing shortage

NHBC, the UK’s leading new home warranty and insurance provider, has unveiled its latest Training Hub adj ...

NHBC, the UK’s leading new home warranty and insurance provider, has unveiled its latest Training Hub adjacent to the Histon Football Club in Cambridge, to produce the next generation of skilled house ...

22 May, 2023
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Jobs boost as 14 recruits trained as retrofitters in pioneering project to bridge green skills gap

|Date: 10 May, 2023

Jobs boost as 14 recruits trained as retrofitters in pioneering project to bridge green skills gap

Fourteen unemployed Merseyside residents are being retrained in much needed green skills to help local bu ...

Fourteen unemployed Merseyside residents are being retrained in much needed green skills to help local businesses and lead decarbonisation in the region. The pioneering social value project is connect ...

10 May, 2023
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Donaldson Timber Systems partners with West Herts College on apprenticeship programme

|Date: 3 May, 2023

Donaldson Timber Systems partners with West Herts College on apprenticeship programme

Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has partnered with West Her ...

Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has partnered with West Herts College to offer an apprenticeship programme in support of the next generation of talent in ...

3 May, 2023
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The construction industry faces standstill — unless it addresses the barriers to development and growth

|Date: 14 April, 2023

The construction industry faces standstill — unless it addresses the barriers to development and growth

The Future of Construction — an initiative run by framework provider Pagabo and its parent company The 55 ...

The Future of Construction — an initiative run by framework provider Pagabo and its parent company The 55 Group — has published a white paper that gives unique insight from industry leaders on the big ...

14 April, 2023
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Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

|Date: 10 March, 2023

Timber Development UK launches Timber Skills Action Plan to achieve net zero targets in the construction industry

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Ski ...

Timber Development has unveiled a comprehensive Timber Skills Action Plan in partnership with the HCI Skills Gateway, aimed at equipping the UK construction industry with the necessary skills to incre ...

10 March, 2023
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